News & Spotlights — crochet
Mesmerizing Blue Moon Eyes
Posted by Megan Petersen on
Justine H. from Arlington, TX shared this photo with us in her review of how she used our Blue Moon Glass Eyes in her mesmerizing yarn craft. "Beautiful eyes, exceeded expectations. I've purchased from this shop several times and always been happy with the products." Justine, this is just eerily beautiful, thank you for sharing it in your glowing review! We look forward to working with you again in the future and thank you for your continued support of this small business! ~ Megan About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed...
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Realistic Handmade Octopi with 78mm Glass Eyes
Posted by Megan Petersen on
Michelle S. from Spokane, WA shared these amazing photos of her recent projects with us. On this project she used both the 78mm Blue Octopus and 78mm Orange Octopus eyes in her hand-crafted creations."I thought you might like to see my octopus with the 78mm blue octopus eyes. I’ve made 2 with the 78mm eyes and several with 30mm and 40mm. Your eyes add so much realism to an octopus. I included some photos of the red octopus with 78mm eyes which I don’t think I ever shared with you. Usually I make the red style octopus, but this time I made the...
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An Author's Dragon Brought to Life
Posted by Megan Petersen on
Author Nikki Haras recently sent some pictures of her latest project: a dragon inspired from a character in her co-written fantasy Prisma Isle book series. Meet Cynric! Cynric is an Eastern style fantasy dragon created from a Crafty Intentions pattern and brought to life with these yellow glass eyes. It's so cool to see creations brought to life with our original glass eye designs! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed by Megan Petersen of Spokane, Washington Each cabochon is handmade with attention to detail and inspected for quality All products are made and ship from our...
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Spectacular Amigurumi Owl with Plastic Yellow Safety Eyes
Posted by Megan Petersen on
Michelle Starr from local Spokane, WA crafted this stunning white amigurumi owl with speckled detailed and these yellow owl plastic safety eyes. According to Michelle, she "got a lot of awesome feedback on the realism of this owl." She's certain that the yellow plastic safety owl eyes she used were a big part of that! It's so delightful to see such incredible work brought to life with a set of our eye designs! You can shop our entire selection of plastic safety eyes here: https://handmadeglasseyes.com/collections/plastic-safety-eyes About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed by Megan...
- Tags: amigurumi, animal eyes, art doll, artist spotlight, crochet, safety eyes, sculpture, sculptures, soft sculpture
Crochet Octopus Friend Made with Orange Glass Button Eyes
Posted by Megan Petersen on
Heather Meyer from Minneapolis, MN finished off her purple crochet octopus creature with a set of these orange glass octopus eye sew on buttons to give him extra depth and character. In her review of the eyes Heather says, "Loved these octopus eyes - the perfect finishing touch to my little friend!" If you'd like to add life and character to your own crochet creature creations, you can shop all glass eyes with sew on button backings here. Our selection of unique, original glass eye designs is ever-growing and expanding! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original...
- Tags: animal eyes, art doll, crochet, eye buttons, fish eyes, glass eyes, maker spotlight, nautical eyes, sculpture, sew on eyes